1. inheritance - noun
· hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
Synonym(s): heritage
Hypernym(s): acquisition
2. inheritance - noun
· that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
Synonym(s): heritage
Hypernym(s): transferred_property, transferred_possession
3. inheritance - noun
· (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
Synonym(s): hereditary_pattern
Hypernym(s): heredity, genetic_endowment
4. inheritance - noun
· any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"
Synonym(s): heritage
Hypernym(s): attribute
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